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We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...Studies qualification. This includes a significant number of families choosing to keep children’s learning outside of formal schooling following the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Some suggest that the numbers of home-educated children are vastly under-represented in surveys done by local authorities and data collection agencies. There is currently no formal data...
Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...study found that antidepressants were more effective in treating depression than placebo. The study was led by Dr Andrea Cipriani who claimed that depression is undertreated. Cipriani maintains that antidepressants are effective and a further 1m prescriptions should be issued to people in the UK. This approach suggests that poor mental health caused by social conditions...
Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...study from scratch as part of a qualification or by itself for pure interest. If you have already studied Beginners’ Chinese, choose a 30-credit Intermediate Chinese. Registration starts in March of every year for an October start. Short courses in Beginners' and Elementary level Mandarin Chinese, and Chinese Business Culture Essentials course are available to study at...
The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions
History & The Arts

The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions

...study the local culture and beliefs but with ‘Christian Western eyes’. This tribe’s religious system was called Badimo, which in local language means ‘ancestors. During his work of conversion, Moffatt transmuted the concept of Badimo by renaming it as ‘devils’ (Comaroff, J., and Comaroff, J., 1991). Furthermore, in his report ‘he represented the (di)ngaka...
What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...skilled and where the organisation is well-meaning. Some of the big retailers for example, where often the shifts are flexible. The second main group is people who have skills their employers really need, and they often have to go through an individual process of negotiation but can in the end get quite good terms. It's less easy to categorise people who do have...
The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute
Society, Politics & Law

The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute

...skills in trade union organising, in building campaigns and solidarity across the trade union movement. These skills and their experiences changed these women and the outcome of the dispute. Relevant Sources and Further Reading https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12174549.hospital-chaos-looms-in-dispute-medical-secretaries-to-ballot-on-strike-action-over-wages/ Accessed...
Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...Skills for Everyone) and the Omega Course, where people come together to think about their own lives and death and learn how to support others. Evaluation of these courses has shown that they reduce fears around death and dying, help people to consider and plan for their own death, and increase their confidence to engage with friends, family and community members who are...
Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...skill of mindfulness can help us to notice the opportunities we may miss when we are caught up in our thoughts and feelings. You can learn to just simply notice the thought is there and stop fighting with it. For more on mindfulness, please see Five Reasons Why You Should Care About Mindfulness. Active Learning what matters most to us and then pursuing these things, no...